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metapsychology

 [met´ah-si-kol´o-je]
the branch of psychology that deals with the theoretical or speculative aspects of a particular subject of psychology, and the significance of mental processes that are beyond empirical verification.

met·a·psy·chol·o·gy

(met'ă-sī-kol'ŏ-jē),
1. A systematic attempt to discern and describe what lies beyond the empiric facts and laws of psychology, such as the relations between body and mind, or concerning the place of the mind in the universe.
2. In psychoanalysis, or psychoanalytic metapsychology, psychology concerning the fundamental assumptions of the freudian theory of the mind, which entails five points of view: 1) dynamic, concerning psychological forces; 2) economic, concerning psychological energy; 3) structural, concerning psychological configurations; 4) genetic, concerning psychological origins; 5) adaptive, concerning psychological relations with the environment.
[G. meta, beyond, transcending, + psychology]

metapsychology

(mĕt′ə-sī-kŏl′ə-jē)
n.
Philosophical inquiry or theory supplementing the empirical science of psychology. Metapsychology deals with aspects of the mind that cannot be evaluated on the basis of objective or empirical evidence.

metapsychology

Fringe psychology
An informal branch of theoretical or speculative psychology that deals with the significance of mental processes; the nature of the mind-body relationship; origin, purpose and structure of the mind; and other nebulous hypotheses beyond the realm of empirical verification.

met·a·psy·chol·o·gy

(met'ă-sī-kol'ŏ-jē)
1. A systematic attempt to discern and describe what lies beyond the empiric facts and laws of psychology, such as the relations between body and mind, or concerning the place of the mind in the universe.
2. psychoanalysis Psychology concerning the fundamental assumptions of the freudian theory of the mind, which entail five points of view: 1) dynamic, concerning psychological forces; 2) economic, concerning psychological energy; 3) structural, concerning psychological configurations; 4) genetic, concerning psychological origins; and 5) adaptive, concerning psychologic relations with the environment.
[G. meta, beyond, transcending, + psychology]
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Bibliometric analysis of selected multidisciplinary journals of psychology recently incorporated in the Web of Science (2008-2009)/Analisis bibliometrico de las revistas multidisciplinares de psicologia recientemente incorporadas en la Web of Science (2008-2009)
Thus for Coleridge, sensuous cognition is related to self-discovery, which in turn informs Coleridge's metapsychological investigations--hence the minute experiments on perception that Coleridge mentions in a notebook.
Noel Jackson. Science and Sensation in Romantic Poetry
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